Cardoe, R. and Finney, J. and Scott, Andrew and Shepherd, W.D. (1999) LARA:a prototype system for supporting high performance active networking. In: Active Networks. Lecture Notes in Computer Science . Springer, Berlin, pp. 117-131. ISBN 9783540662389
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There are a number of alternative directions in which active networking is progressing, each of which have their own advantages and disadvantages. This paper presents the Lancaster Active Router Architecture (LARA), as a means to integrate these distinct active network environments in a single system, to allow increased flexibility in network programming. There are a number of issues involved in accomplishing this, including scalability, resource management, performance and security. The remainder of this paper describes our prototype composite hardware/software solution, which takes the first steps towards tackling these issues.